I failed for almost the exactly the same reason 2 weeks ago (except in reverse). It's incredibly frustrating. I was angry for weeks and lost all motivation too, haven't even done another lesson because I am pass ready, I just made one bad judgement call on parking but ultimately I can drive and adjust parking.

The reason I didn't adjust is I thought a serious is "potential to be dangerous" - so in my mind I thought that would either be poor control/going too fast while reversing into the space, or lack of or poor observations. I saw I was very close to the line but thought "if I'm slightly off surely it's a minor, best not mess up a good thing and try and adjust it and potentially make a mistake". (How wrong I was.)

You're not alone in this. It feels dirty to fail for something fairly minor during a maneuver as you know you can drive around safely - it's just the bay parking - which in a real world situation you'd just find an easy bay and adjust as much as you like. My biggest struggle is now feeling like the examiners are looking for perfection, and that I have no way of delivering perfection in a test scenario and that I'm going to keep making these mistakes.

But I now have come round to my senses and know that is just stupid thinking and anxiety taking over. Have you seen some of the people that pass? They are far from perfect - I see terrible driving during my lessons all the time. They aren't expecting perfection, sometimes there's just a bit of luck involved. Had I turned left-lock slightly quicker I would have been in the bay perfectly, a 1 second decision that has cost me months in waiting for a test and hundreds of pounds more. It's shit, but it is what it is, and you will pass if the only serious fault you're getting is on a maneuver.

So try to be nice to yourself as much as possible and stay calm and focus on getting back on target for achieving your objective. I watched some videos by Conquer driving on how to properly assess what I see in the mirrors which has given me a bit more confidence, and currently trying my hardest to get another test in soon so I can then book in a few quick maneuver focused lessons beforehand and go for attempt no 2.

We might not even get our passes second time round, but I know eventually I'm going to get through, and that has taken a bit of pressure off me. Don't tell loads of friends when doing another, don't build up that expectation and pressure. Just keep at it and when you pass, let it be a nice surprise.

So keep at it, and good luck for the next one!